New and exciting developments in EM propagation research

Anil Shukla (FIET) is a QinetiQ Fellow and a Research and Innovation leader in radio systems, RF technologies, propagation and spectrum regulation. His expertise ranges from medium-wave systems to mm-waves systems and his current research interests include: “Operating Radio Systems in Difficult Environments“, “Physical Layer Security and Resilience,” and “Cognitive / Intelligent Radios.”  

At QinetiQ, he manages a wide range of research activities related to communications and networks for systems operating from underwater to space.

He is a sub-editor of the IET Microwaves Antennas and Propagation Journal and the Chair of the IET Antennas and Propagation Technical Network.

Richard Rudd is a Director at Plum with a particular interest in the modelling, measurement and underlying physics of radiowave propagation. 

Richard has managed many studies that have led to the development of new propagation models, generally based on measurements made in-house. He has developed a range of experimental equipment ranging from wideband channel sounders and bi-static radar systems to long-term data loggers and software defined radio systems. Richard has been an active participant in ITU-R Study Group 3 for many years, is one of the authors of the IET textbook “Propagation of radiowaves” and has published many peer-reviewed papers.

Richard’s other work is often concerned with broadcast systems, following an early career with the BBC’s Transmitter and Research departments, and with the conduct of sharing and interference studies for systems as diverse as radio telescopes, short-range telemetry systems and Earth-observation satellites. 

He has been a frequent participant in the regulatory work of the ITU-R and the CEPT, presenting technical studies undertaken for our clients and working to build consensus on contentious spectrum sharing issues. A further strand of work has been concerned with the practical planning of operational systems such as fixed links or broadcast networks.

Richard has a PhD from the University of Surrey and is a chartered engineer.

Viktor is a Lecturer in Electronics and Software Engineering at the University of Bradford, affiliated with the Bradford-Renduchintala Centre for Space AI. 

He has worked on a wide range of single- and multi- disciplinary projects, all of which have involved the use of RF and wireless technology in one form or another, such as additive manufacture of conformal antennas, implantable antennas for neuroscience studies, and wireless communications for infrastructure robotics.

Viktor’s interests are in wireless communications and wireless electronics, particularly in the context of satellite communications. He is currently a Researcher in Residence at the Satellite Applications Catapult, working on resilient communications for satellites and UAVs.

Professor Salous started her academic career as an Assistant Professor at Yarmouk University, Jordan. In 1989 she joined the Department of Electrical Engineering & Electronics at UMIST. In 2003 she joined Durham University where she currently holds the Chair in Communication Engineering and is the Director of the Centre for Communication Systems. 

Professor Salous radio propagation reseacrh covers HF for sky wave propagation for long range communication and UHF to the millimeter wave band for 5G mobile communications. In this area she introduced the digital frequency sweep technique for high bandwidth channel sounders for radio propagation studies. 

She is an active member of URSI, various COST actions and a member of the UK delegation to the International Union of Telecommunications.